This San Francisco Market Takes Locally Made to a Whole New, Delicious Level

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San Francisco's Local Mission Market takes selling locally-made food products to a whole new level—even for California.

Courtesy Stacy Adimando

This might look like any other gourmet food shop in the Mission District, but don't be fooled—delve a little deeper into its neatly-stocked aisles and you'll find some of the best locally-made products in San Francisco. In fact, the new Local Mission Market carries the highest percentage of locally-sourced goods that the city has ever seen—making it perfect for picking up some truly authentic San Franciscan souvenirs to take home.

Every single edible item—from jarred pantry staples to fresh-pressed seasonal juices—is not only made from ingredients farmed nearby, but is also packaged, bottled, and boxed right inside the market’s own in-house kitchen. Then, they’re all labeled by hand. Who'd go that far in the name of local? None other than Jake Des Voignes and Yaron Milgrom, the restaurateurs behind the city’s popular Local’s Corner restaurant and Local Mission Eatery, who already had all the right farmer relationships to make the operation come to life.

In addition to serving the freshest fruits and vegetables possible, the pair owners wanted to offer shoppers top-quality convenience foods, too. So they hired a staff of top cooks from around the Bay Area to stock the store’s shelves with gourmet goodies: crackers, breads and snacks baked on site and made from grains grown nearby, homemade vinegars, handmade dried pastas, house-cured anchovies, and freshly ground spice blends, just to name a few.

Try some of their pre-prepared and daily changing breakfasts, pastries or housemade yogurts on the spot, or stuffing your baggage full of one of a kind findings to take home. Luckily, there’s no limit to how far you can travel with them once you’ve checked out.(2670 Harrison Street; 415-795-3355; localmissionmarket.com)